To me, a real advantage of getting older is never having to hear "when I was a kid ...." Drove me nuts when I was a kid. Vowed I'd never say it someone younger to me and haven't. Now, I don't hear it.
Like Uptown Girl's aunt, I find it easier to not do something I really don't want to do and I have changed some programs. No really is a perfectly acceptable response.
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)
"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
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